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| 1936 | The Yankees clinch their eighth pennant with a doubleheader sweep of the Tribe at Cleveland's League Park. The Bronx Bombers finish 19.5 games ahead of Detroit, marking the team's largest lead at the end of a season in franchise history. |
| 1961 | At the Stadium, Roger Maris hits his 56th home run of the season off Mudcat Grant in an 8-7 comeback Yankee victory over the Indians. The Fargo native and his roommate Mickey Mantle (52) now hold the record for most single-season home runs by two teammates (108), previously set in 1927 by another pair of Bronx Bombers, Babe Ruth (60) and Lou Gehrig (47). |
| 1997 | Red Sox rookie shortstop Nomar Garciaparra breaks the major league record for RBIs by a leadoff batter with his two ribbies in an 8-6 loss to the Yankees. Tiger Harvey Kuenn established the mark in 1956 with 85. |
| 1998 | The Yankees (102-41) move 20.5 games ahead of the second-place Red Sox, clinching a flag with their 7-5 win over Boston at Fenway Park. The Bronx Bombers will set an American League record with their 112 victories this season. |
| 2008 | Derek Jeter passes the legendary Babe Ruth on the Yankees' all-time hits list, adding a first-inning single during the 7-1 victory over the Angels in Anaheim to run his career total to 2,519 hits. Lou Gehrig (2,721) is now the only Bronx Bomber with more hits than the club's current shortstop. |
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